00' SI

Alright, i own a 2000 civic si, black, and i had my brother driving it to work, because he didnt have a car at the time, he made the short shifter loose, and now i have replaced the short shifter, the shifter was grinded off at the bottom where u connect it to the rod going to the tranny, and i put a brand new one in, it makes a grinding noise when ur in a low medium rpm , say as if i was going 70 on the highway, and the petal was half way down just crusing on 70 it would make this grinding noise , untill i gave it gas..... any ideas?

MUGENk20CTR

clutch problem maybe or just keep on driving like that till it blows then youll see the real problem!

98civdx

How did he make the sifter loose?

Have tried pushing the clutch in all the way?

00' SI

no nothing with the clutch lol, the clutch is a stage 2 skunk 2 clutch, its already in gear, say its in 5th, im riding down going 70... and my shifter will just rattle, like a grinding noise, i dont know what it can be. , and yes i push the clutch to the floor ever time i shift.

98civdx

What kind of shifter is it?

I am still interested on how exactly he made it loose?

00' SI

i dont know how he made it loose, greedy short throw, short shifter basically.

98civdx

Shift linkage hitting the exhuast? Are you sure it is coming from the shifter?

I have never heard of someone making the shifter "loose" by just driving.

hatchet_honda

umm sooo your driving aand the shifter vibrates and makes a rattle noise? tighten the damn shifter! prob solved

00' SI

I gotta tighten it down more, and yes my exhaust is 3 inch, from the headers down .... and the outlet is 5 inch.

98civdx

Can you say loss of back pressure?

BlackandMildSI

5 inches?
what is this? i don't even....

Did you have a truck muffler tip welded on or something?

b17what

ebay exhaust probably, but yes your shifter can bang against your exhaust if either is not installed correctly. Look under your car and look at the the bolts holding your shift linkage to the bottom of your car. One or both of the bolts are probably loose which is causing it to feel loose. It is also probably hanging lower as well and it is probably vibrating against your exhaust. Very simple. Just go look at it.

If your car is not turbo, why in the world do you have a 3in exhaust on there? Your loosing lots of power.

00' SI

actually its not so bad, the power is pertty good, and it will be boosted soon thats why i got the exhuast now, and my old one was pertty much gone.

ej8ster96

When you changed the shifter did you put this back in?

00' SI

the washer?

migrod1

i didn't know skunk2 made clutches

Libertariat

civicsirebuild

does the noise go away if you hold the shifter to one side or the other, just a little pressure on it? if so, you need a washer

hatchet_honda

look under the damn car already

00' SI

it was the washer, civicsirebuild your right, i finally had it put on and everything is smooth !